What is the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
Q: What is the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
A: The Gulf of Tonkin resolution is a joint resolution by the United States Congress for the United States to begin the Vietnam War.
Q: What was the CIA doing before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed?
A: Before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed, the CIA had been sending in South Vietnamese teams on sabotage missions to the North.
Q: What were American ships such as the Maddox doing before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed?
A: American ships such as the Maddox went on espionage missions in the North's coastal waters.
Q: What did U.S. President Johnson claim happened to the Maddox and the Turner Joy in the Gulf of Tonkin?
A: U.S. President Johnson claimed that the North Vietnamese had made two attacks on the Maddox and the Turner Joy in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Q: When did U.S. President Johnson ask for congressional support to return the attacks?
A: U.S. President Johnson asked for congressional support to return the attacks on August 4th.
Q: How long had the CIA been sending teams on sabotage missions to the North before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed?
A: The CIA had been sending teams on sabotage missions to the North for a decade before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was passed.
Q: What were the attacks on the Maddox and Turner Joy cited as a reason for passing the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
A: The attacks on the Maddox and Turner Joy were cited as a reason for passing the Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
